Bags of Taste

Bags of Taste was founded by Alicia Weston in 2014. This free 4 week course is designed to give local residents the chance to learn to cook, as well as where to purchase local ingredients for the cheapest price. This programme is unique as it focuses on behavioural change- getting people to cook on a very tight budget. Their recipes are as low as £1 per portion, and they provide all the ingredients you need to cook at home for just £3.

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Make Kit provide ‘quick, healthy, seriously great value recipe kits in Hackney’; according to their founder, Justine Fish. Since their formation in December 2016, when they delivered a ‘kick-starter campaign’; they have successfully received funding through Hackney council to continue their innovative project to tackle poverty; and improve people’s health in the borough.

“Partnership work is vital to AdviceUK and with our diverse membership we particularly welcome our partnership with Social Action for Health. Through this we have a vital inroad into such grassroots advice work and can support staff in their important roles in the two boroughs they deliver advice in.” Liz Carboni - AdviceUK Learning & Skills Manager

Since 1996 Hackney Marsh Partnership has worked with local people in Kingsmead, Clapton, Homerton and Gascoyne to pioneer and establish specialist projects and services. They work with local residents to develop grassroots projects which have a useful and relevant impact.

"The Social Action For Health partnership helps people who otherwise might not seek help or advice either due to health, language or cultural restrictions that Social Action For Health owing to its locations, particularly at GP surgeries overcomes. Its inclusiveness helps advise a significant number of people who otherwise might fall through the net."
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“It’s great to see that this long-standing partnership is going strength to strength and continuing to deliver quality advice service to the patient's community. This partnership had offered us the opportunities to work with many health professionals and developed better working relationship with them which has ultimately helped us to achieve better outcomes for many our clients.”

“We have been happy to be part of this Tower Hamlets Health Advice Links partnership for over 15 years and know what an important contribution this service provides for the health and well-being of Tower hamlets residents.” Steph Dickinson, centre manager.

“Due to my language barrier I do get a lot of difficulties when I need to deal with my benefit issues. Derman’s Welfare Rights Service is the only free, accessible, professional and Turkish speaking service in the Hackney Borough. I have been getting benefit and help from this service in last couple of years." - Service user, Female/59

"We all share a desire to achieve long lasting social outcomes for clients. We have invested a lot of time in getting to know each other’s organizations and our shared values have been an essential part of our collaboration and partnership working:
I hope we can continue learning from each other, sharing resources and gaining additional funding to support the local community."

We are based in Hackney but operate across London supporting local people to lead in their communities and engage and facilitate in their mother tongue. We also have workshop and activist working space in Tower Hamlets.

Our advice services offer professional advice on welfare, housing and debt related issues. The advisors are well networked and able to refer people for specialist legal support and sign posting into networks of other social prescribing and employability opportunities.

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Our office hours are:

Monday - Friday : 10.00 - 17.00

Ment House 1C Mentmore Terrace Hackney London, E8 3DQ

Tel: 020 8510 1970

Our office is situated two minutes walk from London Fields and one minutes walk from Mare Street. Buses that stop close by are: 277, 26, 106, 254, 55, 48, 236, 106 and D6. London Fields Overground station is one minute away and Hackney Overground station is just a quick bus ride.